Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Investigation on the mixed micellar systems of cationic surfactants with propylene glycol and its oligomers

  • Original Contribution
  • Published:
Colloid and Polymer Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract.

The effects of the addition of several propylene glycol oligomer additives on the micellar properties of the cationic mixed micelle system of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) were investigated. Through conductivity studies, the critical micelle concentration (cmc) and counter-ion binding values were observed in the presence of the additives. A regular solution approach was employed to determine the effects of the additives on the interactions between the two surfactants to form the mixed micelles. The effects of the additives on the interaction parameter and the composition of the mixed micelles were evaluated. Excess Gibbs energy of mixing and the values of activity coefficients were also calculated and described in terms of non-ideality of the system.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 5.
Fig. 6.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Scamehorn JF, Schechter RS, Wade WH (1982) J Colloid Interface Sci 85:494

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Puvvada S, Blankstein D (1992) J Phys. Chem 96:5579

    Google Scholar 

  3. Nakagawa T, Inoue H (1957) Nippon kagaku zasshi 78:636

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Bakshi MS, Kaur U (1999) Bull Chem Soc Jpn 72(7):1483

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Bakshi MS, Kaur U, Kaur G (1999) J M S Pure Appl Chem 36(5–6):697

    Google Scholar 

  6. Callaghan A, Doyle R, Alexander E, Palepu R (1993) Langmuir 9:3422

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Bakshi MS (2000) J Colloid Interface Sci 227:78

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Bakshi MS (2000) Tenside Surf Det 38:41

    Google Scholar 

  9. Moya SE, Schulz PC (1999) Colloid Polym Sci 277:735

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Hoffman H, Ulbricht W (1996) Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 1:726

    Google Scholar 

  11. Bakshi MS, Doe H (1999) Bull Chem Soc Jpn 72:2041

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Majhi PR, Moulik SP, Burke SE, Rodgers MP, Ralepu R (2001) J Colloid Interface Sci 235:227

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  13. Mya KY, Jamieson AM, Sirivat A (2000) Langmuir 16:6131

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Scamehorn JF (ed) (1986) Mixed surfactant systems. ACS sym sever 331:1

  15. Ogino K, Abe M (1986) In: Scamehorn JF (ed) Mixed surfactant systems. ACS sym sever 331:68

  16. Wennerstrom H, Lindman B (1979) Phys Rev 52

  17. Mukerjee P (1979) In: Mittal KL (ed) Solution chemistry of surfactants. Plenum, New York, 1:153

  18. Mittal KL, Mukerjee P (1977) In: Mittal KL (ed) Micellization, solubilization, and microemulsions. Plenum, New York, 1:1

  19. Brackman JC, Engberts JBFN (1991) Langmuir 7:2097

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. Sierra ML, Rodenas E (1993) J Phys Chem B 97:12387

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. Bloor DM, Mwakibete HKO, Wyn-Jones E (1996) J Colloid Interface Sci 178:334

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. Wang G, Olofsson G (1998) J Phys Chem B 102:9276

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Anthony O, Zana R (1994) Langmuir 10:4048

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Ghoreshi SM, Fox GA, Bloor DM, Holzwarth JF, Wyn-Jones E (1999) Langmuir 15:5474

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Garcia-Mateos I, Velazquez MM, Rodriguez LJ (1990) Langmuir 6:1078

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. Evans HC (1956) J Chem Soc 579

  27. Zana R (1980) J Colloid Interface Sci 78:330

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. Clint JH (1975) J Chem Soc Faraday Trans 71:1327

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. Rubingh DN (1978) In: Mittal KL (ed) Solution chemistry of surfactants, vol 1. Plenum, New York, 1:338

  30. Anand K, Yadav OP, Singh PP (1993) Colloids Surf A 75:21

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  31. Akbas H, Iscan M, Sidim T (2000) J Surfactants and Detergents, 3(1):77

    Google Scholar 

  32. Bergstrom M, Eriksson JC (2000) Langmuir 16:7173

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. George A, Vora S, Desai H, Bahadur P (1999) J Surfactants and Detergents 2:2

    Google Scholar 

  34. Maeda H (1995) J Colloid Interface Sci 172:98

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  35. George A, Vora S, Dogra A, Bahadur P (1998) J Surfactants and Detergents 1:10

    Google Scholar 

  36. Mukerjee P (1994) Colloids Surf A 84:1

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements.

The authors acknowledge the operating research grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and AKR would like to thank St. F.X. University for the James Chair Visiting Research Professorship. The authors are greateful to the reviewers for their helpful suggestions.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia , B2G 2W5, Canada

    Marianne P. Rodgers, Christopher C. Rodgers, Christopher C. Rodgers & Rama M. Palepu

  2. Dept. of Chemistry, M.S. University of Baroda, 390002, Baroda , India

    Animesh K. Rakshit

Authors
  1. Marianne P. Rodgers
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Christopher C. Rodgers
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Animesh K. Rakshit
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Rama M. Palepu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Rama M. Palepu.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Rodgers, M.P., Rodgers, C.C., Rakshit, A.K. et al. Investigation on the mixed micellar systems of cationic surfactants with propylene glycol and its oligomers. Colloid Polym Sci 281, 800–805 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-002-0838-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-002-0838-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation